Rochester-area activists plan to attend gun rally in Albany

4:36 PM,
Feb. 26, 2013

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Thousands of people - including several busloads from Monroe County - are believed to be heading to Albany Thursday to rally against the New York SAFE Act.

The rally at the state Capitol will feature David Keene, president of the National Rifle Association, and other speakers opposed to the new gun laws, passed Jan. 15, which are the strictest in the country.

The rally is expected to last from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday, and organizers have estimated a crowd of 5,000 on permit applications, but they don't know with certainty how many protesters are going to participate. ...